Vehicle Range Notification Using Charging Station Distance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vehicles, especially electric vehicles, may become inoperable due to unknown or overlooked remaining fuel or charge levels, and the scarcity of charging stations, leading to potential inability to reach a supply station for refueling or recharging.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus and method that outputs a notification to the user when the travelable distance of a vehicle approaches zero, utilizing a server to calculate and communicate the nearest charging station's distance, ensuring the vehicle can reach a supply station for refueling or recharging.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the vehicle operates without real-time monitoring of travelable distance and supply station distance, then the device complexity is reduced, but the reliability deteriorates due to potential inability to reach supply station
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors the travelable distance of the vehicle and the distance to the nearest supply station, providing real-time feedback to the user through notifications. This feedback mechanism ensures the user is aware of the vehicle's operational status and can take appropriate action before the vehicle becomes inoperable, thereby resolving the contradiction between simplified operation and reliable operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by notifying the user in advance when the travelable distance becomes insufficient. By providing early warning before the vehicle actually runs out of energy or fuel, the system allows the user to reach a supply station proactively, preventing the harmful outcome of vehicle inoperability while maintaining simple device architecture.
2Reliability
If the system provides continuous monitoring and notifications, then the reliability is improved, but the loss of time increases due to additional processing and communication
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies partial monitoring by focusing only on the critical parameters of travelable distance and distance to supply station, rather than continuously monitoring all possible vehicle parameters. Notifications are triggered only when specific thresholds are approached, providing sufficient reliability information while minimizing unnecessary processing time and computational overhead.
Data Source
AI summary
A controller outputs a notification that supply is necessary for a vehicle based on information on a travelable distance of the vehicle and information on a distance from the vehicle to a supply station.